Focus on Health with Hq 4.2 CD, Learning to Go and PowerWeb/OLC Bind-In Cards

by Hahn, Dale B.; Payne, Wayne A.; Maver, Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780072985955
• ISBN10: 007298595X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Written for the diverse group of students in the undergraduate personal health course, this brief text offers an engaging writing style and proactive features that invite readers to make positive changes in their health behavior. The text integrates coverage of aging and healthcare services within the discussion of personal health issues such as fitness, chronic conditions, substance abuse, etc. Technology use is also integrated into the text through Online Learning Center boxes, HealthQuest activities, and "Health on the Web" boxes.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Shaping Your Health

Part One: The Mind

Chapter 2: Achieving Psychological Health

Chapter 3: Managing Stress

Part Two: The Body

Chapter 4: Becoming Physically Fit

Chapter 5 Understanding Nutrition and Your Diet

Chapter 6: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Part Three: Preventing Drug Abuse and Addiction

Chapter 7: Making Decisions About Drug Use

Chapter 8: Taking Control of Alcohol Use

Chapter 9: Rejecting Tobacco Use

Part Four: Preventing Diseases

Chapter 10: Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 11: Living with Cancer and Chronic Conditions

Chapter 12: Preventing Infectious Diseases

Part Five: Sexuality and Reproduction

Chapter 13: Understanding Sexuality

Chapter 14: Managing Your Fertility

Part Six: Consumer and Safety Issues

Chapter 15: Becoming an Informed Health Care Consumer

Chapter 16: Protecting Your Safety

Chapter 17: The Environment and Your Health

Glossary

Credits

Index